Egypt curbs sale of yellow vests: traders

Egyptian authorities have unofficially restricted the sale of “yellow vest”, traders in Cairo said yesterday, signalling fears of possible protests inspired by those in France. The move comes ahead of the eighth anniversary of the uprising that toppled Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak in February 2011 and left the country in political and economic turmoil. “We received instructions from the police around a week ago to sell yellow vests to companies only, and not to individuals,” one importer said. However, a rights lawyer, Mohamed Ramadan, was yesterday remanded in custody for two weeks over charges including the distribution and possession of leaflets and yellow vests.